Types of Maps
Shows landforms, elevation, and bodies of water.
What is a physical map?
This major environmental problem in Southwest Asia is caused by drought, pollution, and overuse.
What is the water crisis?
The type of government in which citizens have the most influence.
What is a democracy?
An economy based on customs and traditions, often involving farming.
What is a traditional economy?
A religion that believes in only one god.
What is monotheism?
Shows borders, countries, and cities.
What is a political map?
The process of removing salt from seawater to make it drinkable.
What is desalination?
A government where citizens elect both the legislature and the leader.
What is a presidential democracy?
An economy in which the government makes all decisions.
What is a command economy?
This is the holy book of Judaism.
What is the Torah?
A map that displays a topic such as population, climate, or religion.
What is a thematic map?
A 120-mile man-made waterway linking the Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea.
What is the Suez Canal?
In this government, citizens elect lawmakers who then choose the leader.
What is a parliamentary democracy?
A group that works to stabilize oil prices and control oil production.
What is OPEC?
The founder of Islam.
Who is Muhammad?
A round 3-D model of Earth.
What is a globe?
These two rivers start in Turkey, giving the country control over regional water supplies.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
The form of government used in Saudi Arabia.
What is an absolute monarchy?
When countries focus on producing what they are best at.
What is specialization?
A required journey to Mecca for all Muslims who are able
What is the Hajj?
This part of a map explains the symbols and colors used.
What is the map key or legend?
This statement is NOT a real cause of Southwest Asia’s water shortage: “The region is landlocked.”
What is the Middle East is not landlocked?
This is the title of the leader of Turkey.
Who is the president?
A market where buyers and sellers can freely make exchanges.
What is voluntary trade?
The large empire that collapsed after World War I.
What is the Ottoman Empire?